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“Why should I pardon you?
Your sons have forsaken Me
And (A)sworn by those who are (B)not gods.
I had satisfied them to the full,
Then they (C)committed adultery
And trooped to the harlot’s house.
They were well-fed lusty horses,
Each one neighing after his (D)neighbor’s wife.
Shall I not punish [a]these people,” declares Yahweh,
“And on a nation such as this
(E)Shall I not avenge Myself?

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  1. Jeremiah 5:9 Or for these things

How[a] can I forgive you?
    Your children have forsaken me,
and they have sworn by those who are not gods.
    But I fed them to the full,
and they committed adultery,
    and flocked to the house of a prostitute.
They were well-fed lusty horses,
    they neighed each to the wife of his neighbor.
Because of these things shall I not punish?” declares[b] Yahweh,
    “and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:7 Literally “Why to this”
  2. Jeremiah 5:9 Literally “a declaration of”